Estimando la Demanda Residencial por Electricidad en Chile: El Consumo es Sensible al Precio

Jose Miguel Benavente, Alexander Galetovic, Ricardo Sanhueza and Pablo Serra

Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2005, vol. 42, issue 125, 31-61

Abstract: We estimate the demand for electricity by households in Chile. We use a monthly panel of 18 distribution companies, which starts in January 1995 and runs through december 2001. The one-month price elasticity of demand is -0.0548 and -0,39 in the long run.

Keywords: Dynamic panels; elasticity; montecarlo; seasonality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 L94 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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